| C’era un uomo, che in una lunga vita,
| There was a man, who in a long life,
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| aveva con fatica mantenuto, la sua vecchia casa.
| he had hardly kept his old home of him.
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| Quest’uomo, traeva il suo domani
| This man drew his tomorrow
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| dalla forza delle mani, lavorando fino al tramonto.
| by the strength of the hands, working until sunset.
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| L’amore, lo aveva conosciuto
| Love, he had known it
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| per una donna che in fondo, era una cara compagna.
| for a woman who, after all, was a dear companion.
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| Ma la terra, che ancora seminava,
| But the earth, which he still sowed,
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| era quello che amava, di piy al mondo.
| it was what he loved, most in the world.
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| Quando, un giorno fu sepolto
| When, one day he was buried
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| e in cielo venne accolto, era stanco e ancora un po' sudato.
| and in heaven he was welcomed, he was tired and still a little sweaty.
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| Nel volto, e in quella sua espressione,
| In his face, and in that expression of him,
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| c’era tanta delusione, per la sua terra, che gli era stata ingrata.
| there was so much disappointment in his land that he had been ungrateful.
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| Allora, un angelo che lo vide
| Then, an angel who saw him
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| sereno gli sorrise, lo prese per la mano.
| serene smiled at him, took his hand.
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| Gli disse: «.vedi, i calli del tuo lavoro,
| He said to him: "you see, the corns of your work,
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| qui sono il tuo decoro, la prova che hai pagato?»
| here are your decorum, proof that you paid? "
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| «Il sangue che ho versato!» | "The blood I shed!" |